BILLBOARD.BIZ DISCUSS THE GROUNDBREAKING A-Z SERIES

Irish rock band Ash has debuted a long-planned subscription model that represents one of the clearest examples of a band’s rejection of the traditional album format and release cycle. Subscriptions are often considered to be the future of recorded music. The idea is too young, however, to have gained much traction. The farthest most bands get from a typical album release is giving away some free songs to fans.... Read the full article at http://www.billboard.biz